A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Penobscot River Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Project removed barriers to migration of Atlantic salmon and other fish on Maine’s Penobscot River while maintaining energy generating capacity.
Website:: www.penobscotriver.org
Contact:: Laura Rose Day
Executive Director
Penobscot River Restoration Trust
(207) 232-5976
lrose_day@penobscotriver.org

Project Name:: Revegetation Project at Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: Study to evaluate cost-effective direct seeding techniques for restoring severely degraded site at former Coast Guard base into quality wildlife habitat along the Atlantic Flyway in New Jersey.
Contact:: David Smart
State Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
732-537-6051
david.smart@nj.usda.gov

Project Name:: Great Bay Partnership Land and Waterfowl Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: Using a partnership-developed conservation plan, nearly 7,000 acres of wetlands and uplands adjoining New Hampshire’s Great Bay estuary have been protected.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/fieldguide/projectprofiles/gbe.html
Contact:: Peter Wellenberger
Manager Great Bay NERR
NH Fish and Game Department
603-868-1095
pwellenberger@nhfgd.org

Project Name:: Virginia's Middle Fork Holston River
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Watershed plan is being successfully implemented by local partnerships to reduce fecal bacterial loadings from livestock access to streams, and failing or inadequate on-site sewage disposal systems.
Website:: www.nacdnet.org/govtaff/tmdl/CSAbingdonVA.htm
Contact:: Anthony Summitt
Project Officer
Holston River Soil & Water Conservation District
276-628-8187
anthony.summitt@va.nacdnet.net

Southeastern

Project Name:: Hacienda Pellejas Endangered Species Habitat Restoration Project
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: Through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program the landowner is restoring shade coffee and riparian buffers in his ranch for the benefit of listed species and migratory birds.
Website:: www.haciendapellejas.com
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Sun River Watershed
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: A watershed project established in 1996, that benefits all water users in the Sun River Basin
Website:: nris.state.mt.us/wis/sunriver/sunhome.htm
Contact:: Alan Rollo
Coordinator
Sun River Watershed
406-727-4437
arollo@mcn.net

Project Name:: Nebraska Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Nebraska CREP is giving farmers and their partners the resources needed to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff into lakes and waterways.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/state_updates.htm#NE
Contact:: Peter Berthelsen
Director of Conservation Programs
Pheasants Forever
308-574-5339
Pete@NebraskaPF.com

Project Name:: Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: The MAEP program provides education, technical assistance, and verification to help farmers voluntarily prevent agricultural pollution risks.
Website:: www.maeap.org
Contact:: Jan Wilford
MAEAP Program Manager
Michigan Department of Agriculture
517-241-4730
wilfordj9@michigan.gov

Project Name:: Healthy Grown Potato Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:: The partnership promotes IPM, plans to protect habitat and species on private lands, improvements to soil, water and air quality, using regional goals, and markets these efforts through an eco-label.
Website:: www.wisconsinpotatoes.com/fresh_healthy.htm
Contact:: Frank Casey, Ph.D.
Director, Conservation Economics Program
Defenders of Wildlife
202-682-9400
fcasey@defenders.org

Project Name:: Horizon Farms Agricultural Preservation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: Horizon’s 421 acres is a traditional horse farm. It is preserved by the McGinley family, Barrington Hills Conservation Trust, The Conservation Foundation, and Equestrian Land Conservation Resource.
Website:: www.bchtrust.org; www.elcr.org; www.theconservationfoundation.org
Contact:: Mary Bradford-White
President
Barrington Hills Conservation Trust
847-381-4291
MBBW0128@msn.com

Project Name:: Research, monitoring, and evaluation program for habitat and productivity of Federally listed species
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Montana
Summary:: Research to support resource management of emergent sandbar habitats on the Missouri River for Federally listed species: piping plovers and least terns.
Contact:: Mark Sherfy
Research Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
701-253-5504
msherfy@usgs.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Bob Long Safe Harbor
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Recovery of the Houston toad by providing safe harbor assurances and incentives to private landowners for their participation in habitat restoration and enhancement
Contact:: David Wolfe
Scientist
Environmental Defense
(512) 478-5161
dwolfe@environmentaldefense.org

Project Name:: Upper San Pedro Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A consortium comprised of 21 local, state and federal agencies and organizations whose goal is to ensure an adequate long-term groundwater supply for both residents and the Upper San Pedro River.
Website:: www.usppartnership.com/index.html
Contact:: Carl Robie
Outreach Committee Chair
Upper San Pedro Partnership
(520) 559-3708

Project Name:: Marsh Terracing Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The project incorporated marsh terracing to restore fishery habitat and to test the cost effectiveness of this new restoration technique.
Website:: www.galvbay.org
Contact:: Mr. Bob Stokes
President
Galveston Bay Foundation
281-332-3381
gbf@galvbay.org

Project Name:: Cooperative Conservation in Louisiana
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:: Partnership seeks to restore thousands of acres of black bear, waterfowl and songbird habitat throughout Louisiana’s “hardwood rain forest”.
Website:: www.bbcc.org and www.la.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:: Donald W. Gohmert
State Conservationist
NRCS
318-473-7751
don.gohmert@la.usda.gov

Far West

Project Name:: Partners in Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Partners In Restoration (PIR) Permit Coordination Program makes it easier for farmers and ranchers to restore and preserve the health of their property by easing the permitting burden.
Website:: www.suscon.org
Contact:: Carolyn Remick
Program Director, Restoration on Private Lands
Sustainable Conservation
415.977.0380 x302
cremick@suscon.org

Project Name:: Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The LCREP, through development of a management plan for the lower 146 miles of the Columbia River, works to restore habitat, provide education and information and eliminate pollution.
Website:: www.lcrep.org/
Contact:: Debrah Marriott
Executive Director
Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
503-226-1565
Marriott.debrah@lcrep.org

Project Name:: Maidu Stewardship Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: This project seeks to demonstrate traditional Mountain Maidu forest management techniques that restore whole ecosystems and to protect culturally significant sites.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/maidustewardship.html
Contact:: Lorena Gorbet
Coordinator
Maidu Cultural and Development Group
(530) 284-1601
mcdg@frontiernet.net

Project Name:: U.S. Mexico Border 2012 Program
Location:: Far West: California, South-Central/South-West: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
Summary:: Bottom up approach places management decisions at the appropriate level - Local communities set their priorities, while federal and state agencies address regional and border-wide problems.
Website:: www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder/
Contact:: Jerry Clifford
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of International Affairs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
202-564-6600
clifford.jerry@epa.gov

National

Project Name:: Programs studying climate change, invasive species, and bald cypress swamp distribution
Location:: National
Summary:: Over 50 people volunteer to collect data in North America and Eurasia on growth and distribution of wetlands invasive species: purple loosestrife.
Website:: www.nwrc.gov/special/purplel/index.htm
Contact:: Beth A. Middleton
Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
337-266-8618
beth_middleton@usgs.gov

Current Conservation Programs